# 2001 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `609603` · 2007-01-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 FORD F-150 TRUCK ON I-5 AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE V8 TRITON MOTOR AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF FIRE BALLS THAT CAME OUT OF THE MOTOR AREA WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS THE GAS VAPOR CATCHING FIRE AFTER THE PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP RIGHT AWAY AND HAD WATER TO PUT IT OUT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE AND NOW I FIND OUT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD PIECE THAT THE SPARK PLUG GOES INTO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT JUST PUT ANOTHER PLUG INTO THE MOTOR, THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING IT UNDER THE WARRANTIES. ONE OF THESE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO CATCH FIRE AND REALLY HURT SOMEONE.  *NM
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